TCA: BBC America to Co-Produce 'The Musketeers'

New drama inspired by classic Alexandre Dumas novel

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/1/2012 2:05:29 PM

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Los Angeles -- BBC America will co-produce The Musketeers with BBC One, a new drama series based on the classic Alexandre Dumas novel, network GM Perry Simon announced at the TCA press tour here Wednesday.

Adrian Hodges (My Week with Marilyn) will pen The Musketeers adaptation, which will tell the story of a band of soldiers assigned to protect their king and country in the original 17^th century setting,

The series will premiere 10 hour-long episodes in 2014, which will air in the U.S. on BBC America's "Dramaville" programming block.